Sunday, March 2, 2008

Scholarship to Singapore (NTU)

ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship for International Qualifications at NTU

The ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarships are offered by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) for students from the Association of South East Asian Nations, or ASEAN (except Singapore). ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The scholarship is tenable for an undergraduate degree programme on a full-time basis at NTU.

Eligibility Criteria
All nationals (citizens and permanent residents) of a member country of ASEAN (except Singapore) are eligible to apply for the scholarship.

Candidates offering international qualifications should have outstanding academic results and extra-curricular activities.

Application Procedure
Category D applicants (International)

Application for ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship for Category D applicants is open.

As the scholarship is offered to students admitted to NTU, applicants have to first submit the on-line application for admission to NTU. After successful submission of the on-line application form, please apply for the scholarship here by keying in the application number assigned to you. This on-line ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship application form is only applicable to international applicants with international qualifications.

Applicants will need to submit a recent passport-size photo (digital image) with the following specifications at the end of the application form;

  • GIF format (’gif’ extension)
  • File size around 60 Kbytes
  • 400(Width) by 514 (Height) in pixels

Interview
Only shortlisted applicants would be informed of the scholarship interview schedule.

Application Period
The same closing date for application for admission applies. Closing date is between 15 December 2007 to 31 March 2008, depends on the international qualifications.

Terms and Conditions
The scholarship covers the entire duration of the undergraduate studies on condition that scholars maintain a minimum CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) of 3.5 over 5. The academic performance is monitored on a semester basis.

If the scholar decides to terminate the scholarship prematurely, the university reserves the right to impose a repayment on a case-by-case basis.

The scholarship covers the following:

  • Tuition fee directly payable by students (after Tuition Grant)
  • Living allowance of $4,300 per annum

There will be no bond apart from the 3-year bond applicable to all foreign students under the Tuition Grant Scheme.

A recipient of the scholarship may not concurrently hold any other scholarship, fellowship, grant or award without the prior approval of NTU.

Please note:
Please satisfy yourself of your eligibility for the application before submitting the application form. False information or willful suppression of material facts will render your application disqualified, or if the Scholarship is awarded to you, the award will be invalid and you will be required to pay back the amounts received.

Eligible Programmes
The scholarship offered is for the pursuit of any of the following undergraduate programmes:

Accountancy, Aerospace Engineering, Art, Design & Media, BioEngineering, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences & Chinese Medicine*, Business, Business & Computing, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, Chinese, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Maritime Studies, Materials Science & Engineering , Mathematical Sciences, Mathematics and Economics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics & Applied Physics, Psychology, Sociology

* Covers only for the first 3 years in NTU.

Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
Student Services Centre, Level 2
42 Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639815
Tel: (65) 67905806/7
Fax: (65) 67946510
E-mail: adm_intnl@ntu.edu.sg
Website: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/